A Man Is Ugly. A Woman Is Fat. Are We Still Allowed to State These Facts?

 

A Man Is Ugly. A Woman Is Fat.
Are we still allowed to state these facts?

Anouk Aimee, the exquisite star of the classic 1966 French film A Man and a Woman, passed away on June 18, 2024. She was 92. Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," who hit 52 home runs in the 1965 season, also passed away on June 18, 2024. He was 93.

I joked to a friend, "Death comes in threes. Now another long-lived celebrity from the 60s must die."

Treasure 2024 Lena Dunham Stephen Fry

 

Treasure 2024
 Lena Dunam's Auschwitz tour does more harm than good.

 

Treasure is a tragicomedy starring Lena Dunham, the 38-year-old behind the HBO phenom, Girls (2012 – 2017). Her co-star is Stephen Fry, a 66-year-old English comedian. Treasure opened in the U.S. on June 14, 2024.

 

Treasure takes place in February, 1991. Ruth Rothwax travels with her father, Edek, to Auschwitz, where he and his wife had been prisoners. Their chauffeur is Stefan (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a cabbie. The film ends with Ruth and Edek hugging, crying, and apologizing for past failures to express love. Finally, Ruth and Edek unearth actual, buried treasure.